Research Group

Billy Cheung, B.A.Sc. (M.A.Sc. candidate)

Mr. Cheung obtained his degree from the University of Toronto in 2005. His research deals with the performance of polyurethane as a means of bonding precast concrete full-depth deck slab panels to steel girders for rapid deck construction and replacement.

Davis Doan, B.A.Sc. (M.A.Sc. candidate)

Mr. Doan obtained his degree from the University of Toronto in 2007. He holds an NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship. He joined my research group in May 2007, having also earned an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award. His research deals with the behaviour and design of thin bridge deck slabs made of high-performance and ultra high-performance fibre reinforced concrete.

Eileen Yang Li, B.A.Sc. (M.A.Sc. candidate)

Ms. Li obtained her degree from the University of Toronto in 2007. She joined my research group in May 2007, having earned an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award. Her reserach deals with the development and validation of efficient systems for short-span bridges based on a thin double-T cross-section.

Jamie McIntyre, B.A., B.Sc. (Eng.) (M.A.Sc. candidate)

Mr. McIntyre earned degrees in English and in Mathematics and Engineering from Queen's University in 2005. He holds an NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship. His research deals with the development and validation of rational models for the flow of forces in beams and slabs prestressed with external unbonded tendons.

Kris Mermigas, B.A.Sc. (M.A.Sc. candidate)

Mr. Mermigas obtained his degree from the University of Toronto in 2004 and worked for two years as a bridge design engineer before returning to begin graduate study in 2006. His reserach deals with the behaviour and design of extradosed bridges.

Tarek Mourad, M.Sc. (Ph.D. candidate)

Mr. Mourad earned his master's degree from Ain Shams University in Egypt, and has extensive practical experience in the design of complex bridges. His research project relates to the introduction of eccentric live loads into concrete girders.

Sandy Poon, B.A.Sc. (M.A.Sc. candidate)

Ms. Poon earned her degree from the University of Toronto in 2007. She joined my research group in May 2007. Her research deals with the definition of slenderness (span to depth) ratios for the design of bridge members that are adapted to modern high-performance materials and methods of construction.

Graham Potter, B.A.Sc. (M.A.Sc. candidate)

Mr. Potter obtained his degree from the University of Toronto in 2005. He is engaged in a study of an efficient, minimum impact structural system for short and medium span overpass bridges using ultra high-performance fibre reinforced concrete.

Jason Salonga, B.E.Sc., B.A. (Ph.D. candidate)

Mr. Salonga obtained a B.E.Sc. degree in Civil and Structural Engineering and a B.A. in Visual Arts from the University of Western Ontario in 2005. His research relates to the design of arch bridges using high-strength concrete. He was recently awarded the prestigious NSERC Canada Graduate (Doctoral) Scholarship, as well as an NSERC Summer Program in Taiwan Scholarship. The latter scholarship will enable Jason to pursue his research under the guidance of Professor Chung-Yue Wang at the Centre for Bridge Engineering Research of Taiwan's National Central University.

Jimmy Susetyo, Ing., ST., M.Eng. (Ph.D. candidate)

Mr. Susetyo obtained his Ingenieur degree in civil engineering from the Hogeschool van Untrecht (Netherlands) and the Sarjana Teknik degree (ST.) from the Department of Civil Engineering of Petra Christian University (Indonesia) in 2002. He earned an M.Eng. degree from the University of Toronto in 2004. His research relates to the use of fibre reinforcement as a substitute for crack control reinforcement in thin, post-tensioned bridge superstructure components constructed of high-performance concrete. Mr. Susetyo is supervised jointly with Professor Frank Vecchio.

Brent Visscher, B.E.Sc. (M.A.Sc. candidate)

Mr. Visscher obtained his degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Western Ontario in 2005. He holds an NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship. His research project deals with the development and validation of efficient systems for overpass bridges built of high-performance concrete (average strength 80 MPa) for economy and minimum impact construction.

Ivan Wu, B.A.Sc. (M.A.Sc. candidate)

Mr. Wu earned his degree from the University of Toronto in 2006. His reserach deals with the joining of precast segments of ultra high-performance fibre reinforced concrete to transfer tensile stress.

Joyce Zhang, B.Eng., M.Eng. (Ph.D. candidate)

Ms. Zhang obtained her Bachelor's degree from Beijing Polytechnic University in 1991 and a Master's degree from the University of Ottawa in 1994, both in Structural Engineering. Her research relates to the development of rational guidelines for the design of bridges to achieve environmental sustainability.

Every summer, we have the pleasure of working with a number of bright and dedicated undergraduate students who join the group during the holiday. This summer, our undergraduate contingent consists of:

Francesco Allamandi, 1T0 Engineering Science

Serguei Bagrianski, 0T9 Engineering Science

Igor Denisov, oT9 Engineering Science, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award

David Hubbell, 0T8 Engineering Science, Infrastructure Option

Luke Osmokrovic, 0T9 Engineering Science

Mi Shen, 0T9 Engineering Science

Erica Wong, 0T8 Civil

Winnie Wong, 0T8 Civil

Angela Wu, 0T9 Engineering Science, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award

Adam Zarek, 1T0 Engineering Science

Lucy Zhu, 1T0 Engineering Science

Mohamed El Semelawy, M.A.Sc. (2007)

Co-supervised with Professor Frank Vecchio.

M.A.Sc. Thesis: Effects of Axial Prestressing on the Punching Resistance of Plain and Fibre Reinforced Concrete Slabs

Katrin Habel, Dr. sc. techn. (Post-doctoral fellow)

Dr. Habel was a member of our group from January 2005 to December 2006. She earned her doctorate from the Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne, Switzerland, and was awarded a two-year post-doctoral fellowship from the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinshaft). During her stay in our group, The focus of Dr. Habel's work is the use of ultra high-performance fibre reinforced concrete bonded compositely to conventional concrete as a means of increasing both strength and durability. During her stay in our group, she undertook an experimental and analytical investigation into the behaviour of these composite overlays under impact loading.

Karen Jinsong Liu, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. (2004)

Co-supervised with Professor Frank Vecchio.

M.A.Sc. Thesis: Modeling of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Concrete Beams Critical in Shear

Talayeh Noshiravani, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. (2007)

M.A.Sc. Thesis: Shear Resistance of Concrete Girders Prestressed with Unbonded Tendons

Ms. Noshiravani obtained her bachelor's degree from the University of Waterloo. During her graduate studies, she was awarded a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to work on her research at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg under the joint supervision of Professor Viktor Sigrist.

Carlene Ramsay, B.Sc., M.A.Sc. (2007)

M.A.Sc. Thesis: Shear Resistance of a Polyurethane Interface in Concrete-Steel Composite Beams

Ms. Ramsay earned her bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Alberta. During her graduate studies, she held an NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship with Pre-con Inc. as industrial partner.